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One sentence of «Las medias de los flamencos»
Entonces un tatú que había ido a tomar agua al río, se quiso burlar de los flamencos y les dijo, haciéndoles un gran saludo:
Then an armadillo who had come down to drink at the river wanted to make fun of the flamingos, and said to them, making them a great bow:
Every word in it
| As printed | Dictionary form | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Entonces | entonces | then, at that time (adv.) |
| un | un | a, an, one (indef. art.) |
| tatú | tatú | armadillo (n., m., from Guaraní) |
| que | que | that, which, who; than (conj./rel. pron.) |
| había | haber | to have (auxiliary); hay — there is, there are (v.) |
| ido | ir | to go (v.) — its preterite fue, fui, fueron is shared with ser, to be, so «se fue» is «he went» and «fue una noche larga» is «it was a long night» |
| a | a | to; at; on (prep.) |
| tomar | tomar | to drink (v.) |
| agua | agua | water (n., f. — takes el: el agua) |
| al | al | to the, at the (a + el) |
| río | río | river (n., m.) |
| se | se | himself, herself, themselves (reflexive); stands in for le before lo/la (se la dieron — they gave it to her); one, people (se ve — one sees) (pron.) |
| quiso | querer | to want; to love (v.) |
| burlar | burlar | to make fun of, mock (v.) |
| de | de | of, from (prep.) |
| los | el | the (def. art., m. pl.); also them (m. object pron., before a verb) |
| flamencos | flamenco | flamingo (n., m.) |
| y | y | and (conj.) |
| les | le | to them (pron.) |
| dijo | decir | to say, tell (v.) |
| haciéndoles | hacer | to do, make (v.) |
| gran | grande | big, great (adj.) |
| saludo | saludo | greeting (n., m.) |
Read «Las medias de los flamencos» in the room Every word glossed where it stands, the English a tap away. The whole tale is free and asks for no account.